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Where does “daulphin” come from?

daulphin (Old French) comes from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Ancestry of “daulphin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelphīnus—
2Ancient Greekδελφίν—
3Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “daulphin”

  • dolphin
  • dolphinarium
  • dolphinfish
  • dolphinlike
  • dolphinese
  • dolphining
  • dolphinkind
  • dolphinet
  • dolphinspeak
  • dolfin
  • dolffin
  • ডলফিন
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